Battery carrier and lifter



June 4, 1929.

A. W. REK ENTHALER BATTERY CARRIER AND LIFTER Filed June 10, 1927 INVENTOR a'nionuiv WITNESS=W Patented June 4, 1929.

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Application filed June 10,

This invention relates to a battery carrier or lifter, the general object of the invention being to provide a device composed of two members pivotally connected together and having hooks at their lower ends for engaging the handles of a battery, with a handle part pivoted to one member and having a portion bearing against the other member so that when the device is lifted by said handle part, the pivoted members tend to move outwardly and thus their hooked ends are caused to firmly engage the handles of the battery so that there is no danger of the battery slipping from the device.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifi-. cally pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In these views, 1 and 2 indicate the two members of the device which are pivotally connected together at their upper ends by the rivet 3. The upper portions of the two members are divergently arranged to about midway the length of the members and then the members extend downwardly and outwardly at a slight angle. The lower end of each member is twisted a quarter turn and bent into an outwardly extending hook 4 for gripping the handle of a battery.

A channel member 5 has its side pieces exi tending beyond its bight at the ends of the member and the extended side pieces at one end of the member are pivoted to the member 2, as shown at 6, and the extended sides at 1927. Serial No. 197,901.

the other end of the member extend well beyond the member 1 and a pin 7 passes through the extremities of these extended sides to hold the member 1 within the space formed by the extended sides of the handle member 5. Thus and damaged and by making this device as shown, it will fit batteries of different sizes.

It is thought from the fore oing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is A device of the class described comprising a pair of members pivot-ally connected together at their upper extremities and having outwardly extending hooks at their lower ends the hooks being formed by twisting the ends of the members and then curving said ends into hook shape, the upper portions of the members being divergently arranged, a channel-shaped handle bar having its sides extended beyond the bight at the ends thereof, means for pivoting the extended sides at one end of the bar to one of the members, a pin passing through the extended sides at the other end of the bar, the bight at this end of the bar engaging the; inner edge of the divergent part of one of the members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTHONY WILLIAM REKENTHALER. 

